February 4th, 2012, 12:44 PM | #1 |
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Just recently started watching this new moto vlogger and in his latest video, he reveals a close call he had experienced earlier. He had shown part of it before but didn't show the result until now.
I don't ride yet so wanted to ask the knowledgeable community here. To me, while he did avoid an accident, locking up the tires is never a good thing. What would've been a better way to react to someone coming over like that?
Link to original page on YouTube.
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February 4th, 2012, 01:01 PM | #2 |
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I think he did a pretty good job of avoiding that car. True, he could have not jumped on the brakes and instead steered clear (he had plenty of space to his right), but this is all in hindsight and I will not beat on the guy. Also, he did lock the front wheel but released the brake quickly which is THE thing to do if you've locked your front, so thumbs up to the dude for that as well. At the end of the day, he avoided a possibly life threatening situation and that warrants respect.
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February 4th, 2012, 01:03 PM | #3 |
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It was not bad at all, just shave off speed and you are in the clear.
In my (noobish) opinion, it was 90% riders fault. He caught up with the car's blind spot, and just cruised there. He should have kept going or stayed a little back. I can totally visualize the driver checking his mirror (a second before changing lanes) and not seeing the bike there.
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February 4th, 2012, 01:12 PM | #4 | |
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Also, not saying he didn't do a good job. I just know if there had been any debris on the road like sand or some slick spot, he could've gone down for locking it up. Also heard the engine rev too....not sure if that's due to a panic grab on the throttle or what.
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February 4th, 2012, 06:43 PM | #5 |
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Good on him for avoiding the car, but he overreacted, and would have been clobbered by a vehicle directly behind him that might not have been paying attention. Squeeze the brake, don't grab it, and sometimes more isn't better.
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February 4th, 2012, 07:11 PM | #6 |
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WOW that guy had a delayed reaction and then totally freaked out. Made me laugh. And then he honked the horn way after the car was gone. He scares me. He needs to pay way more attention to what is going on around him and less time vlogging. And Alex is right about him being hit if there was a car behind him. If he was paying attention he could have easily passed the car or slowed down.
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